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Resident Calls, Clifton Police Nab Accused Car Burglar
Clifton police nabbed an accused car burglar with a criminal history, thanks to a call from a local resident.
The Skyview Terrace resident called police shortly before midnight Friday to report a backyard intruder, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said.
Responding officers seized Munal Shaabneh, 39, of Clifton and found an outstanding Passaic County warrant, Anderson said.
Shaabneh “entered an unlocked vehicle, parked nearby, and removed various items,” the sergeant said.
Officers found him carrying stolen property along with drug paraphernalia, he said.
Shaabneh was taken to the Passaic C…
Jefferson PD: Duo With Warrants Busted With Heroin
A Lake Hopatcong man and a Paterson woman both with arrest warrants were charged after they were found with heroin in a traffic stop, authorities said.
David Wenegrat, 51, was pulled over for speeding on Route 15 North in Jefferson Township Feb. 21, authorities said.
During the stop, officers discovered that Wenegrat had two warrants out of West Orange, township police said.
The passenger, Sarah Mahmoud, 37, was subsequently found to be in possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia and also had two warrants out of West Orange, authorities said.
Wenegrat was charged with speeding, careles…
Rockland Driver Had Pound Of Pot, THC Pops, Haworth Police Charge
A Haworth police sergeant nabbed a Rockland County driver with a pound of pot, along with THC lollipops and drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
Sgt. Gianluca Ragone stopped Tyrone Acosta, 32, of Sparkill on Schraalenburgh Road shortly after midnight Saturday.
The smell of raw marijuana led to the discovery of the drugs, Detective Sgt. Justin Fox said.
Acosta was processed and released pending a hearing on drug and paraphernalia possession charges, Fox said.
He also received a trio of traffic summonses for careless driving, failing to keep right and having drugs in a motor vehicle, the s…
Bail Reform: Accused Bergenfield Porch Pirate Released, Returns, Re-Arrested
An accused porch pirate who Bergenfield police caught in the act went right back to the same neighborhood and began casing vehicles for burglaries hours after being released, authorities said.
Police responding to a call of someone swiping packages from a Hillside Avenue porch discovered thefts from three other homes, as well, Detective Lt. William Duran said Friday.
Officer found Dalton Cardone, 21, of Mantua in Gloucester County soon after, Duran said.
Cadone had “stolen the packages, opened them and discarded several of them on the street,” he said.
The total value: $420.
Police charg…
Police: Man At Hackettstown Train Station Had 60 Heroin Folds, Hypodermic Needles
A Hackettstown man was found with 60 wax folds of heroin and other drug paraphernalia at the NJ Transit Train Station, said authorities who charged him.
Hackettstown police arrived at the NJ Transit Train Station on Beatty Street after hearing reports of a disorderly man on Wednesday, Jan. 29 around 8 p.m., Hackettstown police said.
The man, identified as Noel Nieves, 32, was located in the bathroom, police said.
Nieves was found with 60 wax folds of suspected heroin, a bag of suspected marijuana and six hypodermic needles, police say. He also had a piece of Chore Boy copper and a broken g…
Police: Phony Female Prostitute, Pals Jump Little Ferry Customer, 28, At South Hackensack Motel
A Little Ferry man thought he was about to hook up with a female prostitute who turned out to be one of three Bronx men who mugged him at a South Hackensack motel, authorities said.
Answering an online ad, the 28-year-old victim brought $100 in cash with him on Wednesday, Capt. Robert Kaiser said.
He was invited into a room, where the trio jumped him, Kaiser said.
The robbers took his iPhone and the cash and were trying to hail a cab when police pulled up.
The would-be hooker, 24-year-old Joshua Caba and his accused accomplices, Travis Glaspie 27, and Brandon Rivera 25, all remained held…
Lyndhurst PD: Driver Racing Into Troublesome Motel Lot Had 80 Heroin Folds, Crack, More
A Lyndhurst police sergeant whose cruiser was nearly struck by a van barreling into the parking lot of a troublesome motel found the driver carrying more than 80 folds of heroin, among other drugs, authorities said.
Sgt. Rick Pizzuti was pulling out of the Winslow Hotel lot while on routine patrol around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night when a 2003 GMC van sped in, nearly hitting his car, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said.
Pizzuti stopped the van, driven by Ilir Cira, 35, who initially gave the sergeant a false name when he couldn't produce a driver's license, registration or insurance, Auteri sai…
Hawthorne PD: NY Men Coming From Paterson In Unregistered, Unlicensed Car Had Heroin, Pot
“Fine,” a stopped New York State driver told a Hawthorne police officer who asked whether he was carrying any drugs before pulling out several bundles of heroin stuffed down his pants, authorities said.
Corey Kessler, 28, of Wurtsboro, was driving a 2014 Nissan Sentra when he and his passenger, 22-year-old Jayquan Lightfoot of Middletown, NY were stopped on Goffle Road near Watchung Drive in the middle of the afternoon on Nov. 8, they said.
Kessler told the officer he’d gone to Paterson to pick up his cousin, but Lightfoot told a different story, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said.
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